A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison on Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to co-operate and help agents build cases against others.
China on Wednesday criticized the U.S. "politicization" of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding without any evidence that American labs be investigated, ahead of the release of a U.S. intelligence report on the virus.
At least 16 people have died in the western Venezuelan state of Merida following intense rains that have triggered mudslides and caused rivers to overflow.
Spencer Elden, who appears naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind, is suing the band for alleged child exploitation and pornography.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 US a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline's top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.
Canada has only 24 to 48 hours to get planes in and out of Kabul as part of the Afghanistan evacuation effort, according to a government source.
Western nations rushed to complete the evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan on Wednesday as the Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign troops drew closer with no sign that the country's new Taliban rulers might allow an extension.
Japan expanded its coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday for a second week in a row, adding eight more prefectures as a surge in infections fuelled by the delta variant strains the country's health-care system.
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's U.S. Open after the American said on Wednesday that her torn hamstring has not completely healed ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year.
